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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Dakota County, Minnesota

17 public middle schools in Dakota County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. GOA School of Logic leads the list at 67.3%, against a median of 54.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dakota County, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.9%

BEST IN READING · DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	GOA School of Logic	FARMINGTON, MN	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Middle	101	67.3%
2	CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	950	64.2%
3	DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,184	62.9%
4	FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,088	59.0%
5	ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,141	57.7%
6	MCGUIRE MIDDLE	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	844	56.5%
7	KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	854	56.2%
8	SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,228	55.2%
9	FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	Middle	785	54.9%
10	HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	Middle	761	53.3%
11	BLACK HAWK MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	889	51.7%
12	Hastings Middle School	HASTINGS, MN	Hastings Public School District	Middle	1,183	48.9%
13	LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	692	47.1%
14	ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	855	43.5%
15	Valley Middle School of STEM	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,090	41.9%
16	South St. Paul Middle School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	Middle	535	39.0%
17	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	Middle	817	37.4%

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